The Text of the Pentateuch: Textual Criticism and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Sidnie White Crawford

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The Text of the Pentateuch

Textual Criticism and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Sidnie White Crawford

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2022

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Volume 493 | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

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In the last several decades since the first publications of the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, a revolution has occurred in the understanding of the history of the text of the Hebrew Bible during the Second Temple period. The present volume is a collection of articles documenting that revolution, written by Sidnie White Crawford over an almost thirty-year period beginning in 1990. As a member of the editorial team responsible for publishing the Qumran scrolls, the author was responsible for the critical editions of nine Deuteronomy scrolls and the four Reworked Pentateuch manuscripts; thus, her work played a critical role in the changing understanding of the textual history of the Pentateuch,especially the book of Deuteronomy and the Rewritten Bible texts. The author’s lifework is brought together here in an accessible format. While the majority of the articles are reprints, the volume will close with two major new pieces: a text-critical study of the Deuteronomic Paraphrase of the Temple Scroll and a comprehensive overview of the history of the text of the Pentateuch.

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Sidnie White Crawford, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations of sources Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Sources Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: Textual Criticism, Featuring the Book of Deuteronomy
1 The All Souls Deuteronomy (4QDeutⁿ) and the Decalogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
2 4QDeutⁿ: Biblical Manuscript or Excerpted Text? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
3 Special Features of Four Biblical Manuscripts from Cave 4, Qumran: 4QDeut^a, 4QDeut^c, 4QDeut^d, and 4QDeut^g Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
4 Three Deuteronomy Manuscripts from Cave 4, Qumran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
5 Reading Deuteronomy in the Second Temple Period Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
6 Textual Criticism of the Book of Deuteronomy and The Hebrew Bible: A Critical Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	79
7 The Pentateuch as Found in the Pre-Samaritan Texts and 4QReworked Pentateuch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
8 “Biblical” Text—Yes or No? The Hebrew Bible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	101
9 Understanding the Textual History of the Hebrew Bible: A New Proposal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
10 The Qumran Pentateuch Scrolls: Their Literary Growth and Textual History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
11 Scribal Traditions in the Pentateuch and the History of the Early Second Temple Period Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
12 Interpreting the Pentateuch through Scribal Processes: The Evidence from the Qumran Manuscripts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
13 Deuteronomy as a Test Case for an Eclectic Critical Edition of the Hebrew Bible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
14 Deuteronomy in the Temple Scroll and its Use in the Textual Criticism of Deuteronomy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	183
Part II: Rewriting the Classical Literature of Ancient Israel
15 4Q364 and 365: A Preliminary Report Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
16 A Note on 4Q365, Fragment 23 and Nehemiah 10:33–36 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
17 Three Fragments from Qumran Cave 4 and Their Relationship to the Temple Scroll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
18 4QTemple? 4Q365a Revisited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
19 The “Rewritten” Bible at Qumran: A Look at Three Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231
20 How Archaeology Affects the Study of Texts: Reflections on the Category “Rewritten Bible” at Qumran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
21 What Constitutes a Scriptural Text? The History of Scholarship on Qumran Manuscript 4Q158 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	253
22 The Excerpted Manuscripts from Qumran, with Special Attention to 4QReworked Pentateuch D and 4QReworked Pentateuch E Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	261
23 A Postscript on the Excerpted Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Part III: Final Thoughts
24 Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible in the Twenty-First Century: Theory and Praxis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Collected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	297
Ancient Sources Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	313
Modern Authors Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	326

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eBook published on:

February 7, 2022

eBook ISBN:

9783110467420

Hardcover published on:

February 21, 2022

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110465846

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Front matter:

14

Main content:

328

Tables:

60

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110467420

eBook ISBN: 9783110467420

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110465846

Keywords for this book

Bible; Dead Sea Scrolls; textual criticism; Deuteronomy

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Scholars and doctoral students of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; Dead Sea Scrolls; Second Temple Judaism.

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